Search Page

Search Page

Disclaimer: IIEP cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in these articles.
Hyperlinks to other websites imply neither responsibility for, nor approval of, the information contained in those other websites.

1-10 of 16 results

  • Newspaper

    Uproar over "race bias" in public university places

    Malaysia

    Press

    Emilia Tan and Yojana Sharma - University World News

    The Malaysian government announced the allocation of seats at public universities last week, and it sparked uproar among ethnic Chinese and Indians. Only 19% of places were awarded to Chinese and 4% to Indian students – and even some with the highest exam scores failed to gain a place on their preferred course. The ethnic breakdown of the Malaysian population is 23% Chinese and 7% Indian, while 60% are Malay according to the most recent census. The results prompted the treasurer general of the Malaysian Indian Congress,– to say it was "the most unfair and biased public university intake in the history of Malaysia".

  • Newspaper

    CT* youth unhappy with education, corruption

    South Africa

    Press

    - ENCA

    CAPE TOWN – The current government has yet to win over youth, concurred youngsters in Mitchell’s Plain. “Government has failed us. They have failed us in so many ways” said 16-year-old resident. “There is an inequality among schools. You look at schools in Constantia and then you look at our schools. They have more resources.”
    *Cape Town

  • Targeting pro-poor incentives

    Basic page

    In the efforts made to progress towards the EFA goals, educational incentives – e.g. school grants, scholarships, special allowances or subsidies, free textbooks or school meals – are regarded as key tools to reach the individuals, schools, and areas most in need.

  • Combatting corruption in education on a global front

    Muriel Poisson

    0 comments

  • World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law

    Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why do some bad policies endure? This World...

    World Bank

    Washington, D.C., World Bank, 2017

  • Student gender and average expenditure on Tutoring

    Private tutoring in Egyptian secondary schools: power and control dynamics

    Ahmed Fayed

    0 comments

Stay informed About Etico

Sign up to the ETICO bulletin to receive the latest updates

Submit your content

Help us grow our library by sharing your content on corruption in education.

Contribute